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Incomplete Susac’s Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review

Susac syndrome (SS) is rare microangiopathy of unclear etiology involving arteries of the brain, cochlea, and retina, affecting mainly middle-aged women. The diagnosis of Susac syndrome is based on a clinical evaluation of the signs and symptoms supported by imaging modalities. Immunosuppressants ar...

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Autores principales: Ahmad, Anam, Tariq, Farina, Zaheer, Muhammad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9464273/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36110471
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.27903
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description Susac syndrome (SS) is rare microangiopathy of unclear etiology involving arteries of the brain, cochlea, and retina, affecting mainly middle-aged women. The diagnosis of Susac syndrome is based on a clinical evaluation of the signs and symptoms supported by imaging modalities. Immunosuppressants are the first-line treatment. Our patient is a 46-year-old man who was evaluated for right-sided visual loss and bilateral hearing loss. His ophthalmic examination revealed retinal artery occlusion. He showed a good response to rituximab and his vision remained stable. Our case is particularly unique as it shows an incomplete Susac syndrome involving the cochlea and retina only. This paper aims to increase awareness about the disease's symptoms, treatment, and prognosis. 
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spelling pubmed-94642732022-09-14 Incomplete Susac’s Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review Ahmad, Anam Tariq, Farina Zaheer, Muhammad Cureus Internal Medicine Susac syndrome (SS) is rare microangiopathy of unclear etiology involving arteries of the brain, cochlea, and retina, affecting mainly middle-aged women. The diagnosis of Susac syndrome is based on a clinical evaluation of the signs and symptoms supported by imaging modalities. Immunosuppressants are the first-line treatment. Our patient is a 46-year-old man who was evaluated for right-sided visual loss and bilateral hearing loss. His ophthalmic examination revealed retinal artery occlusion. He showed a good response to rituximab and his vision remained stable. Our case is particularly unique as it shows an incomplete Susac syndrome involving the cochlea and retina only. This paper aims to increase awareness about the disease's symptoms, treatment, and prognosis.  Cureus 2022-08-11 /pmc/articles/PMC9464273/ /pubmed/36110471 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.27903 Text en Copyright © 2022, Ahmad et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title_short Incomplete Susac’s Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9464273/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36110471
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